Twilight had become Yen Sid's student, and a devoted one. She did her best to learn all he taught her. Luckily, since the Keyblade was a blade of sorts, though they tended not to inflict visible physical damage being weapons of the heart, it fell under blade-wielding. This meant that she lost none of the skill that she had possessed. However, she was having problems in other areas.
Her inner Darkness made using Negative Magic in any form impossible, cutting off a great deal of power. Even Positive Magic caused it to at least stir. What's more, she had to fight it every step of the way if her darker emotions started to surface. If she got a little annoyed, it tried to leak out. If she got frustrated, it tried to force it's way out. If she got angry or afraid, it started to try and push it's way out. Her practice with her Keyblade and the Darkness in her heart attracted some of the weaker varieties of Heartless, Shadows and Soldiers. Soldiers had some silvery armor, red claws, a body that was overall dark blue, and an emblem in the center of their chest that resembled a heart that had been crossed-out.
'The Soldier's name references soldiers serving the military. This highlights the Heartless's battle capabilities, close melee fighting and basic blocking. They also appear in large numbers, though their cooperation is lacking. Their spinning attacks are much more powerful than their basic kicks and clawed strikes, and more difficult to avoid or block.'
They awarded Exp and Munny, which translated back and forth from Bits like the other currencies, but she felt bad about drawing Heartless to Yen Sid's tower. Yen Sid wasn't used to handling an apprentice with a great deal of Darkness in their heart, but did his best. She thought she heard him mention something about there not being anyone else to teach her once.
She also heard about Sora. He was another Keyblade wielder and he'd already saved the World by closing the Door To Darkness and stopping the Heartless from invading the Realm of Light. He'd driven much of the Darkness in the Realm of Light back by defeating the leader of the Heartless. A sentient Heartless named Ansem, who had once been the ruler of the world of Hollow Bastion.
The World as a whole had been divided in the aftermath of the Keyblade War, a struggle between Keyblade wielders over Kingdom Hearts, the source of all Light and all hearts. There was the Realm of Light, the Realm of Darkness, and the Realm In-Between. The realms of Light and Darkness were almost entirely their namesake, while the Realm In-Between was fairly even, though it leaned depending on whether the specific world was closer to Light or Darkness. The Realm In-Between was also the border between the other two.
She had been doing some research in the library Yen Sid possessed, and kept coming back to a conclusion that seemed almost insane at first glance. There was an imbalance in the amount of Light and Darkness that favored the Light. While they were equal at first glance, and despite the efforts of the Heartless, Light was still the dominant force.
When she asked Yen Sid about it, he had stroked his beard for a full minute before responding. "People as a whole have a deep fear of the Darkness, and it takes time for Darkness to gather in any great amount in one's heart if it is feared and mistrusted. Not only that, but Darkness is regularly driven back from the Realm of Light.
It might seem that Darkness is very strong, but it is actually only half as strong or prevalent as a balanced World would require. What most fail to understand is that neither Light nor Darkness is fundamentally good or evil. Either one can be used for either, depending on the user. What's more, they balance and check each other. Too much Light is no better than too much Darkness. I'm honestly surprised that a counterpart to the Heartless hasn't emerged from a heart that gave itself to the Light." he explained.
After that, Twilight took a good long look at her own Darkness and thought that perhaps she'd been too eager to mistrust it. She'd have to be careful of course, but she shouldn't try to deny it completely. Light and Darkness were supposed to each be half of everything. To deny one was to deny half of reality.
With a lot of help from Yen Sid, she managed to cast Dark Firaga without having her inner Darkness try to use the spell to attack everything. Now that she thought about it, that was probably because of the sheer prevalence of Light relative to Darkness. It was trying to bring everything back in balance.
She also felt a bit less like a ticking time bomb after letting out a little Darkness. Perhaps it had realized she had accepted that it was there to stay, and no longer felt threatened? Or maybe that had caused the buildup to fall off. Whatever the case, she could use magic more freely again, and had learned the Fire and Thunder spells when an abnormally large wave of Heartless invaded the tower. After she cleared out the top floor, Yen Sid sent her downstairs to clear out the rest. He said there was some people down there she ought to meet.
She fought her way down to the crescent moon chamber, and discovered Sora, Donald, and Goofy, just as they finished off a group of Soldiers and Shadows. She recognized them from the descriptions Yen Sid had given when he told her about them.
"Heartless! Heartless! Heartless! Nothing's changed one bit!" the duck, Donald, huffed. His voice was a bit distorted by his mouth not being properly shaped for human speech, and/or a lack of teeth. He wore a dark blue hat with a zipper, and a blue shirt that had a large number of pouches and zippers. He did not have pants or shoes.
"So the worlds aren't at peace after all?" Sora asked. He looked just like the picture of him on the platform just beyond that first door in her Deep Dive. This time, however, she was able to see that his eyes were a bright blue.
"I'm afraid not, things have improved though." Twilight said, stepping into the room.
"Guess it's a good thing we're on the job then, but uh, who're you?" the dog, Goofy asked. He had an orange hat with pilot goggles, a gray jacket with green sleeves, a pair of orange pants that matched his hat, and long thin shoes.
"I'm Master Yen Sid's apprentice, Twilight." she summoned her Hidden Star to show them.
"Woah! You've got a Keybalde too?" Sora asked, excited.
"Yeah, but I can tell you all about it later." Twilight dismissed her Keyblade to avoid attracting any Heartless. "Master Yen Sid is waiting for us up the next flight of stairs." she half-turned and said. "Come on!"
The adventurers trailed behind her. They opened the door to Yen Sid's study. Donald and Goofy stood at attention in front of his desk while saluting. Twilight just stood at attention. Sora had his hands above his head and looked sort of confused when the others bowed.
"Master Yen Sid, I brought your guests." Twilight said, before straightening.
"Master Yen Sid, it's an honor." Donald said, he and Goofy still bowing.
Twilight felt her eye twitch when Sora raised a hand in greeting and gave a casual, "Hey there."
"Sora! Show some respect!" Donald scolded, scandalized.
Yen Sid waved it off. "Sora, I've been expecting you. Have you seen the King yet?" he asked.
"Yes we did, Master. But we didn't get the chance to talk to him." Goofy answered.
Yen Sid nodded. "Yes. The King has been quite busy of late. Therefore, it seems it falls upon my shoulders to instruct you in the task at hand. You have a perilous journey ahead of you. You will need to be well-prepared."
"You mean... we have to go on another quest?" Sora asked hesitantly. "I was looking forward to finding my friend Riku. So we could go back to the islands." Sora said, Twilight noticed he seemed to gesture with his hands a lot, it didn't seem to be conscious either. She did feel for him. She wasn't loving the thought that of being blocked from seeing her friends. She could, technically, visit them at anytime, so she wasn't too bothered by the long periods without. It wasn't as though they were dead or anything. ...When did she get so morbid? She cut off her train of thought as Yen Sid responded.
"Yes. I know. However, everything in your journey is connected, Sora. Whether you will find your way back to the islands... Whether you will find your friend or return alone... And whether or not the islands will still be there when you return. The key connecting them all is you, Sora." Yen Sid said. He was much like how she had always imagined Starswirl the Bearded in how he spoke. Wise, but a bit roundabout.
"I'm... the key?" Sora asked. He closed his eyes, stretched out a hand, and concentrated for a moment. His Keyblade appeared in a burst of light. It had a grey shaft and teeth, which were crown-shaped. It's guard was golden and square-shaped, and the keychain was a mouse-head symbol, the symbol common to the weapons in her Deep Dive.
"Chosen wielder of the Keyblade! You are the one who will open the door to Light." Yen Sid proclaimed. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and herself stood at attention again. "There is one favor I would like to ask you. You must have been wondering who Twilight is and why she has joined us. She is my apprentice and a Keyblade wielder like yourself. She is also a reluctant wielder of Darkness. I would like her to accompany you on your journey. You will need as much help as you can get, and it is often on journeys such as this that one learns to properly wield the powers of their heart. Do you all find that acceptable?" Yen Sid asked.
"Sure." Sora said. Neither Donald nor Goofy had any objections.
"I'd like to go." Twilight agreed.
"Very well." Yen Sid waved a hand and a yellow book with a crescent moon on the front cover appeared in a puff of blue smoke. "This book contains valuable knowledge that will aid you in your journey, I would advise you all to study it carefully." he said, levitating it over to them with a few more hand gestures. "Once you have finished, we will speak of the enemies you will surely confront as you travel among the worlds." he said.
After they'd finished reading, Sora asked, "But,how come the Heartless are still running around? We stopped them from escaping the Realm of Darkness, right?"
"Your efforts did prevent an immense effusion of Heartless from the great Darkness, make no mistake about that. Unfortunately, the Heartless are Darkness itself made real, and Darkness lingers in almost every heart. Their numbers are fewer, but so long as Darkness exists in a single heart, it will be almost impossible to eliminate them." Yen Sid explained. Sora, Donald, and Goofy slumped at this news.
Goofy thumped one hand into the other. "Gawrsh, that must mean that if everybody's heart was full of light, then them Heartless'd go away!" Goofy said, causing the other two original party members to perk up. Twilight frowned, not only was that unlikely since they were talking about every heart in every living thing all across the universe, but there was a high chance that hearts utterly lacking in Darkness would be unstable. She didn't like the potential consequences of unstable hearts.
Yen Sid nodded. "Now it is time to speak of the foes you will face." He waved a hand and an illusion of Donald appeared, it was consumed by illusory shadows, and a Shadow stood in it's place, twitching much like a real one. "If one such as you, Donald, yields to their inner Darkness, they will become one of the Heartless. This you already know. The Heartless are ever lurking in search of new hearts to drag into Darkness. You must never let your guard down. " He explained.
Donald groaned at being used as an example. "Now then..." he waved a hand and an illusory Dusk appeared. "At times, if one in possession of a strong heart and will, becomes a Heartless, they leave behind their body and soul. This empty shell develops a will and begins to act on it's own." No longer serving a purpose, the Shadow illusion disappeared. "An empty vessel that has lost it's heart to Darkness, a spirit that goes on, even as the body begins to fade away. You see, Nobodies do not truly exist at all. They may seem to have feelings, but this is nothing more than a ruse, they cannot feel anything as they do not have hearts. You must not be deceived!" Yen Sid explained.
"Nobodies... they don't exist." Sora said quietly. You could tell he was feeling bad for the Nobodies
The Dusk illusion was joined by two identical illusions. "The being you see before you is known as a Dusk, they are the most common form of Nobody. There are others, however, some larger, some with frightening and unique powers. Be vigilant!" Yen Sid warned. "On your journey you will meet an alarming number of Dusks. They will all attempt to do you harm." The Dusks disappeared, as if to emphasize Yen Sid's next words. "Still, they are nothing more than empty shells destined to return to Darkness." Three illusory figures in black cloaks, gloves, and boots appeared. Their faces were obscured by shadows, basically they were what was in mind when the words 'shady' and 'character' were coined.
The trio were visibly wary of these figures. "The Nobodies before you are different. They have retained their human forms and intellects and formed Organization XIII. They command the lesser Nobodies." Yen Sid explained.
"Organization XIII..." Sora said, an odd expression on his face, as if he had heard something familiar but couldn't place it. He turned to Donald and Goofy in turn, both of whom shook their heads in negative, though Donald had thought a few moments before doing so.
He then turned to Twilight. "Nope, sorry. I don't know any more than you do on this subject." Twilight responded to the unspoken question.
"While normal Heartless act on instinct, even the least of the Nobodies function in a higher manner. They can think and plan, and they appear to be working towards a goal. Unfortunately, we do not know what their goal is. The King sensed the threat they posed however, and journeyed forth to combat it. He found the Dark Realm's Keyblade, and with it, closed the door. Now he is travelling the worlds, fighting the Heartless, and seeking the answer to the riddle of Organization XIII and the Nobodies." Yen Sid explained as the illusions disappeared.
"Then I guess we need to find the King first." Sora said decisively.
"But where could he be?" Donald asked, worried.
"Well, I guess we won't know 'til we look!" Goofy said.
"Well, if he's searching for information on the Organization, then we can assume we'll encounter their forces as we look for him, or vice versa. Two birds with one stone." Twilight commented.
Sora nodded. "Yeah, and since Riku and the King were together in the Realm of Darkness when we closed the door after we beat Ansem, he must know where Riku is." he said.
"First, you will need more suitable traveling clothes. Sora's look a bit too small, and Twilight's could use a tune-up." Yen Sid gestured to the door on his left. "In there, you will find three good fairies. They will provide you with more appropriate garments if you ask." Yen Sid said.
"Gawrsh Sora, you sure are growing fast." Goofy said after a moment's examination.
"Yeah, I guess." Sora said, looking over his clothes before chuckling sheepishly and rubbing his head.
Twilight was puzzled. "Don't you guys know?" she asked.
"Know what?" Sora asked.
"You've all been missing for a year. It only makes sense that Sora grew." Twilight explained.
"A YEAR!?!? Daisy's going to kill me!" Donald exclaimed.
"Hm, that explains some things." Goofy said, scratching his head.
They went over to the door Yen Sid had indicated. Yen Sid pinched the bridge of his nose as soon as they had gone through. This was a bit of a gamble, allowing Twilight to receive the Drive Forms alongside Sora. She would most assuredly end up in Anti-Form more often than not. This ran the risk of her succumbing to Darkness, but you couldn't run from your own heart, and Darkness was not something you could simply ignore. If this paid off, then she would confront her Darkness head on and defeat it. He supposed the chances were 60/40 in favor of a positive outcome, but that was still more of a risk than he was comfortable with considering what was at stake. Unfortunately, he had few alternatives.
Keyblade Masters were all but extinct, and Masters with enough experience with Darkness to prevent someone whose heart was steeped in Darkness from either being consumed or seduced were rarer still. This was the method with a highest chance of success.
Sora and Co. found themselves in a dressing room. Where three figures appeared to be arguing about something. They all had a conical hat with some fabric wrapped around it, a cape and they each wore a dress that reached to her feet and there were wings sticking out of their backs which were tinted. Other than their hair color, and the color their clothes and wings were, they were almost identical from behind. The one on the left had grey hair and green clothes, the one in the middle wore red and had grey hair as well, and the one on the right had blue clothing and black hair.
"Me, you guys, Twilight, Riku, and the King. I don't care who this organization is, or what it's planning. With the six of us, I mean, seven of us, there's nothing to worry about." Sora said. This once again had Twilight puzzled. Who was the seventh person? Ah well, maybe Sora meant their chronicler. She blinked. Had she just assumed Sora had a chronicler? Maybe she had spent a little too much time as Arthurian.
"Well look who's here dears. Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Twilight." the one in red said. "I'm Flora." she gestured to the one in blue. "This is Fauna." she gestured to the one in green. "This is Merryweather." Fauna introduced the three of them.
"Oh, if you've come looking for clothes, you've come to the right place." Fauna said as she and Flora approached.
Merryweather hung back, saying, "I'll do the designing."
Flora and Fauna led Sora a few feet towards Merryweather.
Merryweather waved her wand and sent a spark of green magic towards Sora, which turned his outfit various shades of green. Sora stared at his clothes in shock.
"Oh, that will never do!" Fauna said as she sent a spark of blue magic at Sora, turning his outfit blue. Sora continued to stare as his outfit's color scheme was changed over and over while the three fairies bickered, his expression slowly metamorphosing into one of exasperation.
After the tenth color change, Twilight leaned over to Donald and Goofy and asked, "Should we do something?"
"Like what? I'm sure that Master Yen Sid wouldn't send us to get clothes from them if they couldn't work together." Donald said.
Twilight nodded doubtfully as she watched Sora's outfit continue changing color.
Meanwhile in Villian's Vale in Hollow Bastion
A large fat cat in a blue suit of armor was looking for the witch Maleficent, his superior in their world-conquering enterprise. "Maleficent! You here?" he called. He examined the room he was in. This could barely be considered a castle, and this place wasn't well-furnished by any stretch of the imagination.
"This wasn't what I was expecting for a castle. It ain't got nothing. Maybe they really did finish her off. Oh, now what am I supposed to do?" Pete asked, just then a raven who's caw he found oddly familiar squawked. He did a double-take as he realized where he'd seen it before, a moment after he found it with his eyes, and had the accompanying realization of who it belonged to.
Meanwhile Back with Sora and Co. Roughly 5 Minutes After the Previous Scene
"Can you just decide?" Sora said in exasperation, his patience finally haven given up the ghost.
Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather stopped and chuckled sheepishly. "Alright, together now dears, and no more squabbling." Flora said as the three of them raised their wands and sent a spark of magic each, which merged into a relatively large golden one before reaching Sora and causing a bright light to temporarily obscure him.
When it faded, Sora's outfit had completely changed. His shoes were now black with yellow backs and necks. He also had a pair of baggy black shorts, a red and blue shirt, and a hooded black and grey jacket with a hood. There were an unusually high number of straps on it, of varying colors.
"Oh my..." Flora said in awe.
"Ooh, it's lovely!" Merryweather complimented.
"He does look dashing!" Fauna agreed. Sora's Keyblade appeared of it's own accord.
"Now those aren't ordinary garments." Flora began.
"They have very special powers." Merryweather continued. Flora conjured up an orange orb with a white vortex inside it. "Take the orb dear." Merryweather continued. Sora did so, and the orb was absorbed into him the moment he made contact.
"And watch what happens!" Fauna said, a moment before Sora was lifted into the air, momentarily surrounded by an orb of hexagons which swiftly broke apart. Light was absorbed into Sora's body, until it briefly obscured him again. This time when it faded, his clothes had turned predominantly red, and in addition to his original Keyblade, he was wielding a second one. It had a star inside of a crescent moon for teeth, had a blue shaft with stars on it, angel's wings forming a circular guard, a black handle, and a crescent moon key-chain. The name Starseeker popped into their heads.
"Wow!" Donald said, awed.
"Two Keyblades!" Goofy said, hefting one hand after the other in quick succession to emphasize his words.
"I didn't know you could use two Keyblades, magic clothes or no." Twilight threw her two cents in. It was supposed to be impossible to wield to, but what did she know?
"Yes, but there's a downside." Flora began, drawing their attention back to her. "Under normal circumstances, that particular Drive, we call it Valor Form, would leave Goofy to drained to fight until it wore off. This Form enhances your physical abilities. You're able to jump higher, run faster, and hit harder. You can unlock other Forms with different powers, but the other Forms would have similar requirements and you'll have to discover them on your own." she explained.
"Those clothes are almost indestructible and boost how quickly your magic recovers too. This journey's going to be twice as difficult as your last." Fauna added.
Sora sighed. "Alright, I'll do my best, and thanks a lot." he said gratefully.
Fauna turned to Twilight. "Alright, it's your turn."
Twilight and Sora switched places, her Keyblade appearing. Twilight's outfit was quite a bit different from Sora's. Her original clothes remained, with a few differences, but she got an unzipped overcoat over them. It was silver with the elements of harmony's forms imprinted on it in black. It had a hood as well. The fringes were formed of blue ones and zeroes.
"Well now, that's something!" Flora said.
'Fairie Garment equipped. -10 to all incoming damage. MP regeneration boosted by 60.'
Twilight examined the Garment more closely. Did the person the clothes were for influence how they appeared? The fairies had seemed surprised at both Sora's clothes, and her own. Perhaps they were altered according to the wearers heart.
Those straps on Sora's outfit could represent bonds, given the importance Sora gave his friends. The elements of harmony shadows and ones and zeroes were fairly obvious. Odd that the more honest and straight-forward of the two of them got the more symbolic outfit, while she got the blatantly obvious one.
She was broken from her musings by Flora waving her wand and making another orb appear. Twilight took it without prompting. However, she, unlike Sora, was consumed by shadows, to the gasps of those present. When they faded, Twilight resembled a humanoid Shadow. Her features were (just barely) still discernible, but she was an inky black with golden-yellow eyes which lacked pupils or whites. Her Keyblade was gone, and she had clawed hands.
"What on earth?! What happened?! Please tell me this isn't permanent! And why is my voice echoing?" Twilight said, her voice echoing creepily.
"I'm sorry, that's Anti-Form. It's not supposed to happen, but sometimes the Drive gets hijacked by your inner Darkness. It only happens with any frequency to those with a great deal of Darkness in their hearts or previous experience with it." Flora apologized.
"You still haven't told me what, precisely this is." Twilight said, feeling distinctly uncomfortable. She kept waiting for her Darkness to try and take over, though it seemed content with being on the outside for the moment.
"It's called Anit-Form. It makes you unable to use anything but Darkness attacks and your, ahem, hands. You can warp short distances, and you can deal a lot of damage this way, but you're more vulnerable as well."
'Status: Anti-Form. All non-Darkness powers locked. all incoming and outgoing damage doubled.'
"Don't worry, your transformation should fade within a few seconds of Sora's. Luckily, you do seem to have unlocked Wisdom Form without any permanent problems. It leaves Donald drained, but boosts your magic to the point where you passively levitate a few inches off the ground." Flora explained.
At that moment, Sora reverted to normal, his clothes fading to their original colors and his second Keyblade disappearing. The black mist that had been faintly pouring off Twilight suddenly streamed off her and left her back to normal. Well, as normal as she ever got.
"I hope that's not going to be a regular thing, it was nerve-racking." Twilight said, rubbing her head.
"Well, there's something else for you from Master Yen Sid. Good luck!" Merryweather said.
The others weren't too bothered by Twilight's transformation since she didn't seem to be. Donald was excited by the prospect of something from Master Yen Sid himself. "Oh boy!"
They walked out of the dressing room, and discovered Master Yen Sid looking out a window in the shape of a crescent moon. He waved them over.
"Hey, it's the Gummi Ship!" Donald said.
"Yes, according to Chip and Dale, it followed your hearts here. It seems to have developed something of a will of it's own after all you've been through." Yen Sid explained.
"So, everybody ready to go?" Sora asked. They all nodded, then moved to stand at attention in a line facing Yen Sid.
"Now now, just a moment." he said, causing their postures to slump. "Due to the Heartless, the walls between the worlds were torn down, but because of the efforts of Sora, Donald, Goofy, Mickey, and Riku, those walls were restored and the pathways between have been closed off. This has helped lessen the number of Heartless and Nobodies that may enter a world at once, but it has also rendered travel using the Gummi Ship almost impossible." Yen Sid explained.
"So how are we supposed to get around?" Donald asked, slumping over further.
"You need not worry. If the King's suspicions prove correct, the worlds will have prepared new pathways for you. These paths may be utilized by unlocking special gates. I'm afraid I do not know the precise mechanism by which these gates are opened, but the Keyblade shall serve as your guide. When a beam of light emanates from one or both of your Keyblades, return to the Gummi Ship. Though the worlds may seem isolated, they remain connected by invisible ties nevertheless, very much like our hearts." Yen Sid explained.
"Our hearts are connected to each and every person we meet. We're all holding a little piece of each other in our hearts." Twilight said. She wasn't entirely sure where that had come from, but she was under the impression it had literally come from the heart.
Yen Sid smiled and nodded. "That is correct."
"Got it." Sora said.
"Be warned, however, as you proceed... the Heartless and Nobodies will be using their own paths, Corridors of Darkness, to travel from world to world. They may be attempting to link these dark paths to the gates between the worlds." Yen Sid warned them.
"Hey! That's not fair!" Donald complained.
"Since when do the bad guys play fair?" Twilight commented.
"Now then, that is all the information I can give to you. Go forth, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Twilight. Everyone is waiting!" Yen Sid told them.
"Okay, let's go!" Sora said before standing at attention.
"Master Yen Sid!" Donald said before also standing at attention.
"Thanks for everything Master!" Twilight said before standing at attention as well.
"We sure do appreciate the help!" Goofy said before standing at attention too.
They all saluted before they turned and ran off to leave the tower and board the Gummi Ship. Twilight turned and waved at Yen Sid, who smiled and waved back before disappearing in blue light much like his illusions. Twilight followed the others outside.
***Meabwhile With the Three Good Fairies***
"My goodness, what's that?!" Fauna exclaimed as a crow carrying a black cloak dropped it's load in front of the three fairies with a caw. Haven't we seen this somewhere before?" Fauna asked as they examined the cloak warily.
"Yes dear, I wonder whose it was?" Merryweather asked.
Fauna gasped. "Malef-" she covered her mouth.
"No, we mustn't remember her name. Oh dear." Flora said.
"She was a mean old witch. Oh no, the memories are coming back, what do we do?" Fauna asked as the cloak began to rise off the floor.
The three fairies gasped. They whispered worriedly among themselves for a few moments before Merryweather suggested. "Perhaps we should tell Master Yen Sid."
"Yes, that's what we must do. Hurry!" Fauna agreed.
The other two left immediately, but Flora paused at the door. That allowed her to witness Maleficent finishing her resurrection. "Maleficent!" she cried out in fear before hurrying after the others, disappearing in her color as they had.
Maleficent laughed evilly.